By Daniel Wolowiczdanielw@theacorn.com
The limousines and town cars
that were parked along Buttonwood Street in Oak Park have been
moved, said Bob Jones, an Oak
Park resident and owner of Media
Limousine.
The removal of the vehicles
puts to rest complaints filed by
homeowners on Buttonwood
Street, who were frustrated that the
cars owned by Media Limousine
were parked in the residential
neighborhood.
Jones explained that his company recently merged with another
livery service. He said the cars
were parked on Buttonwood because his lease at the Agoura Business Center was up on May 31.
“We knew we were moving the
business, so it didn’t make any
sense to sign a long lease simply
to store the limos for a few weeks,”
Jones said.
George Meyers, an officer with
the California Highway Patrol,
said Jones has agreed to park the
remaining limousine in his driveway at an angle so that it does not
block the sidewalk.
Jones said he plans on selling
the remaining vehicle soon.
The problem with oversized
vehicles has been a longstanding issue for the Municipal Advisory
Council. In 2001, a specific ordinance was written to help deal with
the problem.
The Oak Park Oversized Vehicle Ordinance states, “it is unlawful to park or leave standing
any oversized vehicle at any time
upon any highway with the Oak
Park Community.”
According to the ordinance, an
oversized vehicle is anything over
25-feet long.
An oversized vehicle may be
parked on the street for up to 72
hours if the owner is packing or
unpacking the vehicle for a trip.
Owners of oversized vehicles
are invited to request an application
for a parking permit by calling
Ventura County Supervisor Linda
Park’s office at (805) 373-2564.
All applications will be reviewed and voted on by the MAC.
To report an illegally parked
oversized vehicle, call the California Highway Patrol at (805)
530-1620.
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